Subungual melanoma (SM) is a rare entity; its incidence ranges from 0.7%-3.5% of cutaneous melanomas. [1,2] It has a poor prognosis due to the delay in the diagnosis.This delay is depicted in the ...

While artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise to improve the diagnosis of melanoma, researchers of a new review outlined ...

Introduction. Excision of melanoma in situ remains more art than science. Those who use conventional excision are prepared for a high rate of local recurrence after standard 5-mm margins, and even ...

Like other cancers, melanoma is rising among young adults. It's now the 2nd most common cancer in 15 to 39 year-olds.

The abundance in Black skin of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color, offers extra protection from damaging ...

A new study uncovers how melanomas can arise from minimal genetic changes, shedding light on the early, often elusive steps ...

After finding a large lump in his armpit, Milan was diagnosed with Stage III malignant melanoma in June, 2011. Surgery and treatment immediately followed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Have you ever heard about a cancer that is "in situ"? There's a reason why it's called that -- and why it's the kind of ...

Institut Curie researchers have identified a sex-specific molecular pathway connecting E-cadherin loss, estrogen receptor-α ...

Theresa Medina, MD, associate professor of medicine-medical oncology at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Anschutz ...

Patients with early-stage melanoma who experience relapse following wide local excision face worse survival outcomes.

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is an extremely rare, non-epithelial neoplasm, with an incidence of 0.0036 cases per million people each year. 1 Before June 2005, ...